Hoda Kotb has shared a sweet new photo of her own mother with her daughter Haley Joy—the latest in a series of snaps that show the family sharing happy times with the baby girl.

The 52-year-old host took to Instagram on Tuesday to post the tender snap, which she deemed her 'fav picture'. In the photo, Haley, who is almost five months old, can be seen resting on Sami Kotb's chest with her little arm wrapped around her grandma.

Sami, meanwhile, is carefully holding the baby girl and pressing her cheek against Haley's face. The little girl seems to be smiling and babbling in response to her grandma's embrace.

Adorable: Hoda Kotb shared a sweet new photo of her own mother with her adopted daughter Haley Joy on Monday, showing the baby girl happily resting against 81-year-old Sami

Hoda has paid tribute to her mother many times in the past, opening up about their close relationship and inviting her as a guest on the Today show.

The anchor, who lost her father when she was in college, revealed last year that Sami still picks all her dresses because she has a great eye for fashion.

Sami remains an important inspiration in Hoda's life, and the host often reminds herself of her mother finishing the Marine Corps marathon in Washington, DC aged 60 while fighting feelings of intimidation or nervousness.

The host's mom, who was already a grandmother before Hoda welcomed Haley, has naturally been a part of the baby girl's life ever since the adoption in February.

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Happiness: Hoda (pictured with Haley and her mother) has shared regular updates about her baby daughter and her first steps as a parent with her viewers and followers

Accident: The host (pictured celebrating the Fourth Of July with her loved ones) was so eager to get her daughter to her destination, she didn't realize she was flinging sand in her direction

Oh no! The 52-year-old host told her co-anchor Kathie Lee Gifford on Tuesday how she accidentally kicked sand in her baby daughter Haley Joy's face during a trip to the beach

Hoda previously shared several snaps of her mom and other loved ones enjoying gatherings with Haley, and on one occasion posted a photo of Sami enjoying a beach outing with her daughter, her granddaughter, and Hoda's partner, 59-year-old financier Joel Schiffman.

Not long before she shared the sweet snap of Sami with Haley, Hoda opened up about a recent parenting mishap.

The 52-year-old host told her co-anchor Kathie Lee Gifford on Tuesday how she accidentally kept kicking sand all over her baby daughter Haley Joy's face during the four-month-old's first trip to the beach.

Ever since welcoming the baby girl into her life, Hoda has radiated happiness and delighted in sharing snapshots of her family life with her precious daughter and Joel.

Hoda shared her anecdote during a segment about annoying beach behaviors. She and Kathie Lee were detailing the first one, the 'sand flinger', when Hoda admitted she had been in this situation herself—with Haley on the receiving end.

'For the very first time, I took Haley on the beach, and I wheeled the stroller up to the edge and then I took off the car seat,' she said.

The new mom then transported her daughter in the detachable seat, which she said is very heavy.

Bliss: Hoda welcomed Haley with her partner, 59-year-old financier Joel Schiffman (pictured with Hoda and Haley on a beach trip last month) and has radiated happiness every since

Family: Hoda first thought Joel might want to take time to think before committing to adopting a baby, but the financier, who has been with Hoda for four years, was on board right away

At one point, she had to stop for a moment and looked at her daughter's face to find her covered in sand.

'I had been kicking sand in her face. Except for her eyes, she was covered in sand, Hoda said.

The host had been so eager to get her daughter to her destination and out of the sun, she hadn't realized she was accidentally flinging sand in Haley's direction.

'Her little eyes were the only things that weren't covered,' Hoda added. 'She was laughing. She didn't even know that it was a bad thing.'

The anecdote gave Kathie Lee the perfect segue into the next category of annoying beach-goers: the inattentive parents. 'It's you,' she jokingly told Hoda.

Debut: Hoda revealed in February she had adopted a baby girl named Haley Joy, and has since brought her beloved daughter on the Today show

Second family: When Haley has made her on-air debut, Hoda told her co-hosts she was their baby too. Hoda's Today colleagues visited the little girl at home beforehand

Haley, who was born on Valentine's Day, has been the pride and joy of her mom for almost five months.

The host, who battled breast cancer a decade ago, thought at one point that having a child would never be in the cards for her. The treatment had left her unable to conceive.

But she so wanted to be a mother, she eventually revisited this desire and told her partner Joel Schiffman she wanted to explore adoption with him. She thought he might want to take time to think before committing to such a life-changing decision.

However, Joel, who has been with Hoda for four years, was on board right away.

'I said, "Think about it for a day or a week or whatever." And he said, "I don’t need a day. Let’s get this journey going,"' Hoda told People in March.

The anchor took a two-month maternity leave from the Today show to welcome Haley Joy into her life, but still connected with viewers with a special segment announcing in February she'd adopted a baby.

Her Today show colleagues have all shared Hoda's happiness, with Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and Kathie Lee Gifford paying visiting the little girl at home.

When Hoda returned to Today in April, she confessed—unapologetically—that she was looking at baby pictures instead of studying her notes ahead of the show.

The host explained in an emotional segment how she thought her desire to become a mother would remain an unfulfilled dream, until Haley came along.

Opening up: Hoda (pictured with Joel) explained in an emotional segment how she thought her desire to become a mother would remain an unfulfilled dream, until Haley came along

'You think that by a certain stage in your life, I've had every experience I'm going to have, and then all of a sudden she shows up,' Hoda said in the pre-taped spot.

'I felt like, in my life, I've had joy beyond what I could imagine, but this is beyond like a dream. Like you have your dreams, and then this.'

The little girl has since made her on-air debut, with Hoda telling her co-hosts Haley was their baby too.